Ask HN: Favorite technology predictions in science fiction?

Re:Ask HN: Favorite technology predictions in science fiction? by ed on Sunday January 13, 2019 @04:39PM (#18898873)

Not retrofuture, but I can’t stop thinking about the drug described in Nexus by Ramez Naam (and I read the book years ago).

The drug binds to individual neurons allowing an external system to manipulate the brain and e.g. overlay an OS GUI on your vision, enhance sensory input, basically make you a programmable superhuman.

The trilogy is good but mostly because it’s fun to think about this tech. If you’re at all into cyberpunk you’ll really enjoy it.

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Re:Ask HN: Favorite technology predictions in science fiction? by muthdra on Sunday January 13, 2019 @07:10PM (#18899585)

I came across the "overlay an OS GUI on your vision" ideia in a series I watched some years ago. I've been trying to google the title for an hour but I can't seem to find it anywhere.

It was about successful "neuralink" implants that did the whole brain-computer interface work but one day there was a glitch/virus/broken update and anyone with the chip who got into contact with the internet would update, fry their brains and die so I remember people hiding in what I think was an underground garage.

Does anyone remember this one?

Edit: It was called H+ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZedLgAF9aEg

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Re:Ask HN: Favorite technology predictions in science fiction? by featherrust on Sunday January 13, 2019 @06:42PM (#18899463)

Kinda sounds like LSD, or entheogens in general. It's not yet common (AFAIK) but they can be used in conjunction with sources of information, like logging into an administrators account.

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Re:Ask HN: Favorite technology predictions in science fiction? by King-Aaron on Sunday January 13, 2019 @08:16PM (#18899846)

Is this what the film 'Limitless' was loosely based on?

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